Henri Tajfel | |
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Born | Hersz Mordche Tajfel 22 June 1919 |
Died | 3 May 1982 | (aged 62)
Scientific career | |
Fields | Prejudice, social identity |
Henri Tajfel (born Hersz Mordche Tajfel; 22 June 1919 – 3 May 1982) was a Polish social psychologist, best known for his pioneering work on the cognitive aspects of prejudice and social identity theory, as well as being one of the founders of the European Association of Experimental Social Psychology.[1]